Draft:List of winning streaks in association football

This is a list of winning streaks in association football, not including European leagues (see European association football club records and statistics).

International
22 FIFA World Cup appearances – Brazil


 * Streak started 1930, Uruguay (Inaugural World Cup)

Note: Brazil is the only national football team to have played in every World Cup.

16 consecutive FIFA World Cup second round qualifications – Germany


 * Streak started 1954, Switzerland
 * Streak ended 2018, Russia

15 competitive games (i.e. excluding friendlies) – Germany


 * Streak started July 10, 2010 (defeated Uruguay, 3–2)
 * Streak ended June 28, 2012 (defeated by Italy, 1–2)

15 games – Spain


 * Streak started June 26, 2008 (defeated Russia, 3–0)
 * Streak ended June 24, 2009 (defeated by United States, 0–2)

Italy holds the current unbeaten record of 37 matches, followed by Argentina with 36, and then Spain, Brazil and Algeria with 35 games each. Brazil's loss at the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup was by the under-23 (Olympic) team, but is officially counted as a loss of the national team. Otherwise the Brazil national team wouldn't lose until May 30, 1997 (2–4 vs Norway), thus extending the streak to 42 games. Brazil lost the 27th match of their streak on penalties in the 1995 Copa América Final on July 22, 1995, but this is considered a draw in regular play.

19 games (women's) – United States


 * Streak started July 25, 1990 (defeated Norway 4–0)
 * Streak ended May 28, 1991 (defeated by Netherlands 3–4)

51 games undefeated (women's) – United States


 * Streak started December 8, 2004 (defeated Mexico 5–0)
 * Streak ended September 22, 2007 (defeated by Brazil 0–4)

National leagues winning streaks

 * Note that teams may have drawn or even lost matches outside the indicated leagues during the streak periods.

Jordan League
32 games – 2001–2003 Al-Faisaly

Argentine Primera División
28 games – 1918–19 Racing Club

Saudi pro league
23 games – 2023–24 Al Hilal SFC (on going) (part of 31 games unbeaten streak)

USL Championship
20 games – Phoenix Rising FC


 * Streak started on May 10, 2019 (defeated Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 3–1)
 * Streak ended on September 21, 2019 (defeated by Fresno FC 1–2)

Chilean Primera División
16 games – 1963–1964 Club Universidad de Chile

Unbeaten streaks
The five longest undefeated streaks in domestic top level leagues are:


 * 108 games – ASEC Mimosas, Ivory Coast, 1989 – June 19, 1994
 * 104 games – Steaua București, Romania, August 17, 1986 – September 9, 1989
 * 88 games – Lincoln Red Imps, Gibraltar, May 9, 2009 – September 9, 2014
 * 85 games – Espérance de Tunis, Tunisia, October 19, 1997 – April 4, 2001
 * 71 games – Al Ahly, Egypt, May 19, 2004 – January 7, 2007

Note: Steaua București played 16 domestic cup games during the streak, of which only the first was lost. Overall, after a cup loss to Dinamo Bucuresti on June 25, 1986, to their league loss on September 9, 1989, to Dinamo, Steaua was undefeated in 119 consecutive domestic games.

College soccer (Women's)
101 games – 1990–1994 North Carolina


 * Streak started September 23, 1990
 * Streak ended October 20, 1994

College soccer (Men's)
65 games – Penn State


 * Streak started: November 5, 1932 (vs. Army)
 * Streak ended: November 15, 1941 (vs. Army)